Hi
I just tore my laptop apart because it kept shutting down suddenly when applying graphical strain.
So I'm guessing overheating.
First I took apart the fan and it looked pretty decent - a few plastic ribs broken from the case vents might have been jamming it a bit but had very little dust and had a nice flow when running the laptop
So I figured I'd change the thermal paste on the cooling units since i already had the machine in pieces.
I'd feel safer with a few tips though...
1. The GPU has a thermal pad instead of paste - is it OK to swap it for paste?
2. Should I do something with the black stickers around the pasty bits?
3. Is it OK to clean the units with 40% vodka since I don't have the hard stuff?
I'll add the images of what it looks like after i took it apart:
I just tore my laptop apart because it kept shutting down suddenly when applying graphical strain.
So I'm guessing overheating.
First I took apart the fan and it looked pretty decent - a few plastic ribs broken from the case vents might have been jamming it a bit but had very little dust and had a nice flow when running the laptop
So I figured I'd change the thermal paste on the cooling units since i already had the machine in pieces.
I'd feel safer with a few tips though...
1. The GPU has a thermal pad instead of paste - is it OK to swap it for paste?
2. Should I do something with the black stickers around the pasty bits?
3. Is it OK to clean the units with 40% vodka since I don't have the hard stuff?
I'll add the images of what it looks like after i took it apart: